Why it works: Squid and sauce work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and 23 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
Contains: sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe. See the full recipe at the source →
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
-
Squid + saucetop 13% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together23 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
-
Olive + coriandertop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,708 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
-
Olive + sesametop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,540 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).
-
Squid + olivetop 5% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together203 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
-
Sesame + coriandertop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together707 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the coriander
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (squid, olive, sesame, sauce):
- Garlicbetter flavor fit
- Gingerbetter flavor fit
- Capersabout as good a flavor fit
- Corianderthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against squid, olive, sesame, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
The Sunday pairing: one pairing, the chemistry behind it, and how to cook it. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Prefer an account? Create a free account for sign-in; Pro adds the full results and chemistry.